Sunday, 27th September 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Harvest Thanksgiving; The Seventeenth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Harvest Thanksgiving Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute (please see note below)
4:00pm - Harvest Tea in the Institute (please see note below)
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Tuesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Michaelmas
1:00pm - Durham Churches Together Season of Creation 4th Study Session at Waddington Street United Reformed Church, Durham, DH1 4BG
Commences with tea/coffee and (optional) bring-your-own lunch.
No need to register but if convenient please let [email protected] know if you hope to attend.. Studies are 'stand alone', so please come on days that are possible for you
Wednesday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): The Feast of St Jerome of Stridon, Translator of the Scriptures, Teacher of the Faith, 420 [Commemoration]
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Friday - Ordinary Time (Creationtide)
9:00am - School Harvest Thanksgiving Service (please see note below)
Sunday, 4th October 2026 - Ordinary Time (Creationtide): Dedication Festival; The Eighteenth Sunday after Trinity; The Last Day of Creationtide
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 11th October 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Choral Evensong (BCP)
Tuesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Edward the Confessor, King of England, 1066 [Lesser Festival]
2:00pm - Tea & Talk in the Institute
Wednesday - Ordinary Time
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Saturday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Ignatius, Bishop of Antioch, Martyr, C107 [Lesser Festival]
12:30pm - Wedding
Sunday, 18th October 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Luke the Evangelist
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Said Evensong with Hymns (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 25th October 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Last Sunday after Trinity
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Choral Evensong (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time: The Feast of St Simon and St Jude, Apostles
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
Sunday, 1st November 2026 - Ordinary Time: The Feast of All Saints
11:00am - Parish Eucharist (CW) followed by Tea and Coffee in the Institute
6:00pm - Choral Evensong (BCP)
Wednesday - Ordinary Time
9:00am - Oasis
10:00am - Midweek Holy Communion (BCP)
***Please see the Calendar of Services attached.***
Harvest Festival 2026: Our Harvest Thanksgiving Service will take place on Sunday 27th September, with Harvest Tea at 4:00pm in the Institute. Please do bring along any donations of tins and packets that can be used by the food bank. There will also be a produce stall at our Harvest Tea, so any donations of fruit, jams etc would be most welcome. Please do join in this always enjoyable occasion.
We will be decorating the church for Harvest on Saturday morning, 26th September at 10:30am; please do come and help if you can.
The school's Harvest Thanksgiving Service will take place in Church on Friday 2nd October, 9:00am-10:00am.
Food Bank: Weekly Message from Lynda Delf - On Sunday 20th September, 5kg of food was donated in Church; this will provide meals for 4 people. Thank you so much.
The food bank is currently collecting Harvest donations; there is a shopping list of the most needed items. This includes tinned fruit, potatoes, rice pudding, custard, coffee, jam/preserves, long-life fruit juice, toiletries and carrier bags/bags for life.
As the school are having their Harvest Festival in Church on Friday, 2nd October, the food bank van will collect all the donations from the Harvest services on Monday, 5th October.
Thank you.
Lynda
Burghley Care Coffee Mornings: Burghley Care are holding coffee mornings in the Institute on Thursdays 10:00am to 1:00pm, to introduce themselves to the area. These events are open to anyone in the local community.
Tuesday Group Monthly Coffee Afternoons: Tea & Talk continues, with the next coffee afternoon taking place in the Institute on Tuesday 13th October, commencing at 2:00pm.
Peter's Sabbatical: Our Rector, the Reverend Peter Kashouris is currently on sabbatical leave until Tuesday 3rd November. During this time, the church services will continue as normal. During this period, please send all items for the weekly notice sheet to Jane Walker at the parish office.
St Oswald's Parish Office
Tel: 0191 383 0830
Email: [email protected]